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Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA, shared insights from recent publications on teleretinal screenings for diabetic retinopathy. She will be presenting an overview of these findings at the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting being held in Chicago, Illinois during a talk entitled, "The use of teleretinal screening for diabetic retinopathy."

Adam Muzychuck, MD, FRCSC, sat down to discuss his presentation on the defocus curve performance of trifocal IOLs and the outcomes of the near activity vision questionnaire given to patients implanted with the Envy full range of vision IOL at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.

At this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting, Jonathan Brugger, MD, spoke about the changing approach to epimacular membranes and the use of brilliant blue in the procedure.

In an interview with Ophthalmology Times, Quan Dong Nugyen, MD, MSc, discusses ongoing research into Tinlarebant, an investigational drug being studied as a treatment for Stargardt disease in adolescents.

The investigators conducted a study in which they evaluated the retinal structure in patients with ametropic amblyopia and then correlated it with the final visual acuities achieved after 6 months of follow-up using a multimodal imaging approach.

Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, MD, MSc, sat down with David Hutton of Ophthalmology Times to discuss his presentation on the risk of posterior capsular rupture in fellow eyes of cataract surgery at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting being held in Chicago, Illinois.

The study is now expected to be fully enrolled with all 300 patients randomized by the end of 2024.

In the first five months of the program at Henrietta Johnson Medical Center, 26% of patients with images gradable by EyeArt tested positive for either more-than-mild or vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy.

How cell phone use can affect student retention and attention in the classroom.

This initiative is supported by a $5 million grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation.

A home self-imaging device can provide ophthalmologists with actionable insight between office visits for AMD

According to the company, there are no FDA-approved pharmacological therapies for age-related cataracts. Its C-KAD eye drop, improves vision in patients with early-to-moderate cataracts, by penetrating the eye to reduce lens clouding, the main cause for cataracts.

PMC-403 is a novel TIE2-activating antibody with a mechanism that stabilizes pathological, leaky blood vessels.

A large study performed in Canada analyzed data and found that patients are at higher risk of multiple possible complications after cataract surgery.

Non-invasive, painless laser can reduce risk of vision loss

Thomas Aaberg, Jr, MD, Neurotech's Chief Medical Officer, shared some insights on the company's recent presentation as well as their upcoming presentations at the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting being held in Chicago, Illinois.

Steven Yeh, MD, discussed his recent presentation at the Retina Society meeting and shared what he is looking forward to presenting at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.

The researchers identified 12 eyes of 7 patients (mean age, 73.3 years; 4 women) with noninfectious IOI after intravitreal faricimab injections.

The annual American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting will include notable data and announcements for many companies in the ophthalmic space as they discuss upcoming and ongoing clinical trials as well as corporate and product developments.

According to data presented this week at the 128th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, being held in Chicago, about three-quarters of medication volume remains in multiuse eye drop bottles tossed in the garbage well before FDA-regulated expiration dates.

Centricity Vision announced new ZEPTOLink enhancements, reducing treatment time by up to 60%. These updates, aimed at improving cataract surgery efficiency and control, will be showcased at the 2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in Chicago.

David Eichenbaum, MD and Riad Sherif, MD, CEO of Oculis will present the updates with additional info on topline results from the ACUITY Phase 2 trial of OCS-05 for the treatment of acute optic neuritis (AON).

AEYE Health will attend the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting, from October 18-21 in Chicago.

A recent paper reveals increasing rates of diabetic retinopathy in young patients with diabetes, sparking concerns over inadequate screening and management, especially among Black and Hispanic youths.

This patented technology is designed to enhance the light sensitivity of a multi-characteristic opsin developed by Nanoscope as a gene therapy.